A Best Picture Race For The Ages?
There have certainly been surprises at the end of the annual Oscar telecast's the past decade. "Green Book" wasn't necessarily a given to win versus "Roma." "Moonlight" was a joyful surprise over what was beli...
Where To Stream/Watch/Buy All The 2020 Oscar-Nominated Films
The nominations are in for the 92nd annual Academy Awards, and if you’ve been waiting to see what was actually getting nominated before plunking down your hard-earned cash and growling—“One for ‘Bombshell,’ ple...
Oscars 2020 – Joker Leads The Pack With 11 Nominations
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards bright and early Monday with the Oscars telecast less than a month away. As always, some lucky nominees saw ...
Oscars Nominations Predictions 2020: ‘Parasite,’ ‘Joker,’ Beyonce
No matter what happens on Oscars nomination morning, history will be made. At least, it should be. At a minimum, Netflix should beat out Sony Pictures for more nominations than any other studio. That will be a ...
‘Birds Of Prey’ Trailer: Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn Joins A Girl Gang In The R-Rated Superhero Film
The struggle has been real for those at Warner Bros./DC Films, as their films have never been able to replicate the massive success that their rivals Marvel have been able to do over the past decade. However af...
Burger King Ad Takes Aim At ‘Joker’ & “Annoying” Clowns For Ruining A Bronx Staircase
Throughout all the discourse surrounding Todd Phillips’ “Joker” —Does it deserve Oscars love? Does it promote violence? How badly did the film rip off Martin Scorsese? — there’s an unintended victim to the film...
‘Parasite,’ ‘Little Women’ & ‘Watchmen’ Earn 2020 PGA Awards Nods
The Producers Guild of America revealed their 2020 PGA Awards nominations in both film and television setting up races for both the Oscars and Emmys over the next eight months. On the film side, "Parasite," "19...
‘Joker’ Tops 2020 BAFTA Awards With 11 Nominations
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts revealed the nominees for the 2020 BAFTA Awards early Tuesday morning in London and there were some serious snubs and surprises. Todd Phillips "Joker" led all fi...
‘Knives Out,’ ‘Parasite’ & ‘Little Women’ Earn 2020 WGA Awards Nominations
The Writers Guild of America announced the remaining nominees for their 2020 awards and despite a number of key films being ineligible, the screenplays selected turned out to be more than worthy of the honor. ...
Todd Phillips Says He’d Like To See Another Filmmaker Tackle The Batman Of His ‘Joker’ Universe
Director Todd Phillips recently revealed he had a loose plan for what he called DC Black—a spin-off DC Films series that would feature grittier, darker anti-hero movies made on a modest budget, much like his “J...
Seven Perplexing Questions As Six Days Of Oscars Voting Begins
Six days. That's it. Today, Thursday, January 2 through Tuesday, January, 7. Six full days for members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to vote for the nominees for the 2020 Oscars. This ra...
Martin Scorsese Talks Almost Quitting After ‘The Aviator’ & Why He’s Content With Just Watching Clips Of ‘Joker’
If you’re a fan of classic filmmakers, the last several years has been startling for a number of reasons. With the influx of huge blockbusters dominating the theatrical business and streaming content becoming t...
Olivier Assayas Provides A Rational Answer To Marvel/Scorsese Debate & Why He’d Shoot A Low-Budget ‘Wonder Woman’ Film
It's only fitting that we finish 2019 with yet another article about the big debate over whether or not superhero films are "cinema." Of course, this discussion is now seen through the prism of what Martin Scor...
You Can Now Read Todd Phillips and Scott Silver’s ‘Joker’ Script, And Laugh Again At The Awkward Dancing
Remember “Joker”? The origin story for a villain notorious for not having a concrete origin story? Remember how Todd Phillips of all people turned a script very heavily influenced by the work of Martin Scorsese...
Todd Philips Says He Had Filmmakers In Mind For DC Black Movies, But Regime Change At Warners Shifted Plan
Filmmaker Todd Phillips has a pretty great story about how he came up with “The Joker” pitch to Warner Bros which he told on the most recent episode of Michael Moore’s podcast, Rumble With Michael Moore. As he ...